the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(for the) first time in one's life
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
trusting to chance; trusting to Providence
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
manly; masculine; like a man
to stop talking; to be silent
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective